Aspinall was barely touched and displayed top class footwork en-route to a first round KO. He concluded: “No I think you’re right, that is what sets me apart from the other heavyweights is the fact that my speed is unseen for a guy who is six foot six and 120 kilos. “So any time you’re going to be sloppy and stuff like that with me, you’re going to get caught.”, Speaking on his friendship with Till, Aspinall said that “me and Darren have been friends and teammates, we’ve been teammates for a long time. “I cannot wait to watch him while I’m in the back getting warm.”. “He is such a fast guy for a heavyweight, you’ll hear everyone who trains with him or sees him saying it. “He’s just going in there and he’s just enjoying it. Aspinall is 1-0 as a professional boxer, having secured a win in 2017. Eventually, the politics involved in boxing and his love for martial arts drew him back to MMA. A key training partner of Darren Till’s, Aspinall returned as the headline fighter at Cage Warriors 101 in February. ... and middleweight Darren Till, to name a few. He has won British Open in Brazilian jiu-jitsu in all belt classes except black belt. Darren Till is still in good spirits after #UFCFightIsland3 ... Tom Aspinall wastes no time knocking out Jake Collier with a big knee and two follow-up jabs in Round 1 of their bout. Towards the end of his conversation over the phone with talkSPORT last year, Tom Aspinall appeared to leave the chat and disappear. “It’s just something that we have always done, we’ve just trained. And that’s fine. Whether it be a relatively unknown fighter, or a young superstar projected to be the next Conor, results inside the octagon propel these fighters into greatness. UFC on ESPN 14 - Whittaker vs. Till pits Robert The Reaper / Bobby Knuckles Whittaker vs Darren The Gorilla Till fight in Flash Forum, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on Jul 25, 2020. “Because he had a sort of mature approach; like I say, he wasn’t taking it too serious – it wasn’t life or death for him. Tags. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Liverpool’s Tom Aspinall doesn’t want to be the next Darren Till. I’ve got nothing to do with the man anymore; he’s going out there on Saturday for himself and his family. So great to be on the same card as Darren.” That said, it wasn’t Till behind Aspinall’s call-out of Sergey Spivak following the bout. “That’s not me bigging myself up, it’s me being honest. “I don’t see it as life or death; I just see it as something that I enjoy. “And that’s Till, Till’s a wild guy. Boxing. As voices in the background gradually began to intensify, fears the heavyweight contender had been disconnected subsided. For those listening in, it may have just sounded like an ordinary chat between two mates while one enjoys a holiday. 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A quick YouTube search on Apsinall will pull up various different highlight reels filled with knockouts from his days in Cage Warriors and his one professional boxing bout. “And I truly believe he does deserve it, so it’s all on him now. Having amassed a 5-2 record in MMA, with all of his wins coming in the first round, boxing seemed to be where his future lay. Modesty and honesty are two traits which Aspinall possesses in equal measure. 06.03.2021. @DoubleGonTV on all platforms. His father, Andy, owns and operates Aspinall BJJ. “I got involved with traditional martial arts really when I was about 7 and then I did that for a few years, but then I wanted to go into more contact sports. Inside the camp: Darren Till MMA spars with Tom Aspinall The UFC and Cage Warriors stars are preparing for war. “So I did boxing for a bit, competed for a bit in that, then I did Thai Boxing. Apple Pay integration and launch of Staking 3.0 pushes COTI price to new high – Cointelegraph . He got his UFC career off to a perfect start, dispatching Jake Collier in the first round and then had Sergey Spivak lined-up next but unfortunately, he has had to pull out. For those listening in, it may have just sounded like an ordinary chat between two mates while one enjoys a holiday. I’ve never sparred with anyone anywhere near as fast as I am.”. It transpires Aspinall was simply collecting his room service and his somewhat embarrassed apology brought about a hearty chuckle. I knew he was a little bit sloppy with his strikes, and I’m a dangerous striker,” Aspinall (8-2) told Cageside Press following the bout. Tom Aspinall is a stopping man via and through Getty Images – Getty. “It’s something that I always enjoy doing, something I will always do whether I am competing or not. “It’s all I know basically, I’ve always done Jiu-Jitsu a bit on the side and even when I was involved in boxing, I was still doing Jiu-Jitsu. “It just went as planned to be honest. This service is provided on talkSPORT Ltd's Terms of Use in accordance with our Privacy Policy. UFC 257 Look Ahead: Poirier vs McGregor 2. ... have kicked off his time in the UFC with a dominant win in this fashion on a fight card headed by his training partner Darren Till. With a 45 second knockout of ... Darren Till was the final British fighter to walk out (in silence which was powerful) on Fight Island. Then, at the age of just 22, he was hired by lineal heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury to act as a sparring partner and the ‘Gypsy King’ changed his life. Heavyweight Tom Aspinall makes his UFC debut on July 25th at Fight Island , Abu Duabi. Sports Watch Darren Till Spar Cage Warrior’s Heavyweight Tom Aspinall, Ahead of UFC 244 Darren Till is moving up to middleweight battle Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 244, and recently Cage Warriors shared out compelling footage of him training and sparring with heavyweight, Tom Aspinall. FIGHT ISLAND; Up next. Jan. 4, 2021. I just love to do Jiu-Jitsu.”. And the Salford-native thinks that is exactly why he could be *the* heavyweight sensation to watch out for in the UFC. “So I did a bit of everything and I always had my hand in doing something, or doing two things at once. Watched the UFC and boxing tonight some great fights. I am still undecided about him but hopefully he gets tested on Saturday night by the former champ and we get to see him overcome some adversity. He will be making his octagon … Aspinall holds a 100% finish rate in his nine wins and has never been out of the first round in his eight victories. Say it ain’t so! The UFC is always looking for the next big thing. Darren "The Dentist" Stewart (12-5-0, One NC) 29-year-old middleweigh. Aspinall, a training partner of Darren Till at Team Kaobon, last made short work of Jake Collier in his UFC debut. His father, Andy, owns and operates Aspinall BJJ. His consistent training with UFC Middleweight, Darren Till, will be an invaluable asset in sharpening his tool arsenal ahead of his latest Heavyweight clash. I competed in that for a bit, then I wrestled and competed in that and then I did Jiu-Jitsu. Tom Aspinall was Tyson Fury’s sparring partner aged 22, has lightning speed for a heavyweight and showed why he is tipped for the top in submitting legend Andrei Arlovski. Speaking on his friendship with Till, Aspinall said that “me and Darren have been friends and teammates, we’ve been teammates for a long time. “That’s not me, man. You’ve got to be yourself,” opined Aspinall. Standing at 6ft 6ins and weighing a whopping 248lbs (17 stone 7lbs) Aspinall began to be taught martial arts on the age of merely seven. TOM ASPINALL VS ALAN BAUDOT LOWDOWN. The Rising Stars Of 2021. Apinall and Till, teammates at Team Kaobon in Liverpool, England, both appeared at UFC Fight Island 3 on Saturday. 20.02.2021. Yet Aspinall is not your average bloke, he was born to be a fighter. That’s it, nothing personal, I think he’s a very good opponent.”. One thing is for certain; when the Lancashire lad gets those hands moving (or when his dinner arrives), best clear a path. “He doesn’t take stuff too serious, he doesn’t go in there with his ego and all that kind of stuff so for a young man, I think I was about 22 at the time, it was just good to be around someone like that. Aspinall is 9-2 with one loss coming via DQ in a fight he was dominating and the other in a submission to a heel hook. Also at heavyweight, Englishman Tom Aspinall. Be sure to check us out on social media via the links listed, or visit our About/Contact page to leave feedback, meet our staff, or get in touch! “But, it’s all down to him now, how he performs, it’s not down to me or down to Colin – it’s all on him. When I was about 17 or 18, I had kind of done everything and I was decent at everything so it was like a natural progression to want to do MMA.”. He said that, at 27, he’s in no rush to jump up the rankings, and would prefer to take on some more “veteran” opponents as he makes his climb toward the top. Training out of Team Kaobon in Liverpool alongside Darren Till and Mike Grundy, the 27-year-old is rapidly improving all the time and learning at an incredible pace. “For me, it’s just kind of been like a way of life,” he said. Me, I’m a reserved guy. Speaking recently with Cage Warriors Darren Till described Tom as “the Muhammad Ali of his era”. Standing at 6ft 6ins and, ahead of his debut at Fight Island in 2020, weighed a whopping 248lbs (17 stone 7lbs) Aspinall began learning martial arts at the age of seven. 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